Oncology Sales Manager

at  AstraZeneca

• This is a field position open to Ontario, Quebec, and Western Canada
  At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.
  Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.
  Join us at AstraZeneca as an Oncology Sales Manager, where you will provide inspirational leadership and direction to the Gyn/GU Sales Teams, bringing current and new medicines to patients. This role is a unique opportunity to join in partnership with the existing Gyn/GU sales manager role and determination of team accountabilities will occur when successful candidate has been selected. The OSM will empower innovation to bring forward-thinking and cutting-edge solutions to positively impact the patient journey and meet AstraZeneca’s exciting strategic direction.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

As an Oncology Sales Manager, you will provide strong people leadership to build a high-performing team through effective coaching, empowerment, and mentorship. You will build strategic and long-term partnerships with relevant Oncology influencers and decision makers in the complex Oncology ecosystem. You will seek to discover and meet the needs of internal and external customers by building relationships, assessing new insights, identifying strategic business opportunities, and delivering innovative solutions while managing multiple priorities and resources related to individual and group efforts. You will create a culture which encourages continued growth and provides consistent recognition while challenging self and the team to try new things for continuous self-development in current role and for future opportunities; redirect efforts as needed to deliver high productivity and quality of work from self and others.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 7-10 years pharmaceutical experience with at least 3 as a sales representative
• Demonstrated leadership skills, financial management, and written & oral communications skills.
• Solid understanding and/or experience in launching new products in highly specialized market (Oncology, Specialty)
• Previous exposure and/or experience in other functional areas (i.e. Brand Marketing) is ideal
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills resulting in effective collaboration across functional areas to drive positive outcomes aligned with the strategic direction
• Adaptability and strong advocate of change
• Demonstrated experience and mastery in delivering a cross functional solution-based approach (Key Account Management).

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• University degree in science and/or business
• Previous experience in sales management
• Track record of strong sales performance in Oncology or specialty care experience
• Background in diagnostics and/or a strong understanding of the diagnostic environment
• Experience in an alliance/partnership setting
• Bilingual (English/French) is an asset

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AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing AZCHumanResources@astrazeneca.com

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